THE QUESTIONS

The Questions were formed in 1965 with Bill Flemming on drums (ex- Midnighters, Roland Storm and the Statesmen, Max Merritt and the Meteors), Billy Green on guitar (ex The Raiders, The Epics), Duncan McGuire on bass guitar (ex The Statesmen, The Epics) and Rory Thomas on piano, organ, woodwind and brass. They released a single '' Wheels / Karelia and an album, 'What Is a Question?' in 1966 before vocalist Doug Parkinson (ex-A Sound) was recruited. The group held a residency at the Canopus Room, colloquially known as The Can, at The Manly Pacific Hotel in Manly, a Sydney suburb.

Parkinson provided his "facility for soul and blues" for the line-up. They competed in the Hoadley's Battle of the Sounds in July 1967 to finish second behind The Groop. With Parkinson aboard, the Questions issued a run of three "minor psychedelic pop classic" singles, "Sally Go Round the Roses" (July 1967), "And Things Unsaid" (October) and "Something Wonderful" (February 1968). In January 1968 they changed personnel with Ray Burton (ex-Telstars, Dave Bridge Quartet) on guitar and Les Young on bass guitar (ex-Chessmen) replacing Green and McGuire respectively and in the same month supported The Who, Small Faces and Paul Jones on a national tour. A month later the group broke up. Parkinson, McGuire and Green would form the legendary Doug Parkinson In Focus. Duncan McGuire died in 1989 from lung cancer. Rory Thomas died from cancer in 2010. Doug Parkinson died in 2021.

Members

Doug Parkinson (vocals), Billy Green (guitar), Duncan McGuire (bass), Rory Thomas (organ), Bill Flemming (drums), Ray Burton (guitar), Les Young (bass), 

SINGLES

''Wheels / Karelia'' 1966 Festival

''I Need A Lot Of Lovin' (Time Is Running Out) / Ciao Ragazzi, Ciao (Goodbye Boys, Goodbye) [with Rocky Gattellari ] 1966 Parlophone
''Sally Go 'Round The Roses (#33) / Hey Gyp (Dig The Slowness)'' 1967 Festival
''And Things Unsaid / I Can't Hear You'' 1967 Festival
''Something Wonderful (#54) / We Got Love'' 1968 Festival

EPs

'Sally Go Round The Roses' 1967 Festival
'Something Wonderful' 1968 Festival

ALBUMS

'What Is A Question' 1966 Festival

References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Parkinson

http://top100singles.blogspot.com.au/